When is Christmas time in Umbria we can hear the emotional notes of the music that comes from the soul: Gospel. From Christmas Day to Epiphany, as a one musical breath, Afro-American sonorities give life to Soul Christmas- Umbria Gospel Festival, a unique music event for the participation of great artists and the suggestion of the locations. The best voices and the best Gospel choirs perform in the characteristic villages of the Umbria region announcing the Nativity with their emotional singing. In fact more than any other type of music, Gospel expresses the spiritual values of Christmas. The itinerant Soul Christmas festival presents Gospel music in the theatres and churches of the Umbrian suggestive towns offering culture and tradition, spirituality and music. Festival starts with a premiere on December 8th in Paciano town hosting the traditional Gospel and Spiritual concert and then it will perform with a long wake of emotions from December 25th to January 6th. A special event will take place on December 30th when Soul Christmas arrives at Auditorium Vannucci of the Hotel “Quattrotorri” (Ellera, Perugia) hosting the prestigious choir Atlanta Gospel Choir, founded and directed by the amazing singer and pianist Robin Brown. For the new year’s party an amazingmusic event will be in Passignano sul Trasimeno on December 31st atAuditorium Urbani: The Funk & Soul NightExplosiondancing with the live concert of the Funky DivaMartha High & Sir Waldo Weathers (both from the original James Brown Band) and one of the best funky Italian band, the Morblus Band leaded by the great guitarist Roberto Morbioli. The long night of the New Year’s Day will starts with the Soul Dinner, special music events that will take place in some restaurants in Passignano where during the dinners will perform Veronica & The Red Wine Serenaders at “Osteria del Carro” and the Vincent Wiliams Trio at “4 Camini” restaurant. Another surprise of this edition is the Gospel concert in the afternoon of January 1st in Castiglione del Lago (Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta) with F.O.C.U.S. Sound Of Victory choir to wish a marvellous 2011 to everybody.